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The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is getting ready to fly by Venus. It will make a close approach of the planet on 15 October at 0358 UTC at a distance of approximately 10,720 km. Gravity assist flybys are needed to set the spacecraft on course for Mercury orbit.

Momentus Inc., a commercial space company offering in-space transportation and infrastructure services, announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement with Stable Road Acquisition Corp. that will result in the company becoming publicly listed.

AAC Clyde Space has reached an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in Hyperion Technologies BV, in a shares and cash deal.

It’s time to virtually race to space at the head of a space agency — your choice of NASA, the European Space Agency or the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

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Boeing’s Chris Ferguson is withdrawing from the first crewed Starliner test flight for NASA, a mission he was to command.